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Meaning of incubator

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

incubator

Pronunciation:/ɪn.kjuːˈbeɪ.tə(ɹ)/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction.

  2. An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby.

  3. An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs.

  4. A place to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature.